relapse

US: /ɹiˈɫæps/


English Vietnamese dictionary


relapse /ri'læps/
  • danh từ
    • sự trở lại, sự lại rơi vào (một tình trạng nào đó)
    • sự phạm lại
    • (y học) sự phát lại; sự phải lại (bệnh gì)
    • nội động từ
      • trở lại, lại rơi vào (một tình trạng nào đó)
        • to relapse into prverty: lại rơi vào tình trạng nghèo khổ
        • the room relapses into silence: căn phòng trở lại yên tĩnh
      • phạm lại
        • to relapse into crime: phạm lại tội ác
      • (y học) phải lại (bệnh gì)

    Advanced English dictionary


    noun, verb
    + noun
    sick again after making an improvement: to have / suffer a relapse + a risk of relapse
    + verb [V] ~ (into sth) to go back into a previous condition or into a worse state after making an improvement: They relapsed into silence. + He relapsed into his old bad habits. + Two days after leaving the hospital she relapsed into a coma.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 get back, backslide, fall back, lapse, slip back, regress, retrogress, recidivate; go back, return, retreat, revert:
    Lottie has relapsed into her bad habits.
    2 decline, deteriorate, weaken, degenerate, fail, fade, sink, sicken, worsen, get or become worse:
    Just when we thought he was improving, he relapsed into a coma and died.
    n.
    3 backsliding, falling or going back, lapse, lapsing, return, returning, reversion, reverting, regression, regressing, retrogression, retrogressing, recidivism, apostasy:
    The church's main concern was a relapse into idolatry.
    4 decline, deterioration, weakening, degeneration, failing, failure, fading, sinking, worsening:
    Barry was getting better but has now suffered a relapse.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    acute

    VERB + RELAPSE

    suffer | cause, trigger
    A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse.
    | prevent

    RELAPSE + VERB

    occur

    PREP.

    in ~
    Even in relapse there will be times when the patient's general condition improves.

    PHRASES

    a risk of relapse


    Concise English dictionary


    relapses|relapsed|relapsingrɪ'læps ,'rɪː-
    noun
    +a failure to maintain a higher state
    verb
    +deteriorate in health
    +go back to bad behavior